2016 Granite State Debate, 1st CD candidates: How to prevent cyberattack of power grid

2016 Granite State Debate, 1st CD candidates: How to prevent cyberattack of power grid

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Updated: 7:47 PM EDT Nov 3, 2016

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WEBVTT
QUESTION WILL BE
FOCUSED -- IT IS ACTUALLY COMING
FROM A FACEBOOK VIEWER.
APRIL IS WONDERING WHAT THE
CANDIDATES WILL DO TO PROTECT
THE POWER GRID AGAINST CYBER
ATTACK?
MR. O'CONNOR: I THINK WE NEED TO
WORK WITH ENERGY PROVIDERS IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IN CONCERT
WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN
WITH THE ATTACKS FROM RUSSIA
THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS CYBER
TERRORISM THREAT.
AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS
REDUNDANCY AND MAKING SURE WE
HAVE BACKUP PLANS IN PLACE, SO
THAT IF THE GRID IS ATTACKED WE
CAN IMMEDIATELY OPERATE AND KEEP
PEOPLE AND THEIR POWER ON AND
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE.
WE CAN DO THIS AND AT THE SAME
TIME MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
REDUCING ENERGY COSTS THROUGH
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS.
JOSH MCELVEEN: CONGRESSWOMAN?
MS. SHEA-PORTER: I HAD AN
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HELP PEOPLE
TRAINED FOR CYBER SECURITY,
BECAUSE WE SAW THIS COMING.
AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A
SURPRISE BECAUSE I WAS ON THE
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.
WE NEED A BACKUP SYSTEM.
WE NEED MORE EYES ON THIS.
WE NEED AS MUCH TECHNOLOGY AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, WE
ARE ABLE TO DETECT IT.
THIS IS A PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND
FEDERAL ISSUE.
REP. GUINTA: THE POWER GRID HERE
AND AROUND THE COUNTRY IS A
TARGET FOR BOTH, NOT JUST
ENEMIES CLUB A TERRORIST
THREATS.
IT MUST BE PART OF THE
COMPLEMENT OF WHAT WE DO TO
PRESERVE AND PROTECT THOSE
ASSETS.
THE REALITY IS WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO IT HERE IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
IT IS NOT JUST THE GRITS, BUT --

2016 Granite State Debate, 1st CD candidates: How to prevent cyberattack of power grid

The 2016 candidates in New Hampshire’s First Congressional District, Frank Guinta, Carol Shea-Porter and Shawn O’Connor, discuss how they would prevent a cyberattack on New Hampshire’s power grid at their Granite State Debate.